James Fenimore Cooper: Quick Facts

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Born	September 15, 1789 • Burlington • New Jersey
Died	September 14, 1851 (aged 61) • Cooperstown • New York
Founder	Bread and Cheese Club
Awards And Honors	Hall of Fame (1910)
Notable Works	“Precaution” • “The Deerslayer” • “The Last of the Mohicans” • “The Leatherstocking Tales” • “The Pathfinder” • “The Pilot” • “The Pioneers” • “The Prairie” • “The Red Rover” • “The Sea Lions” • “The Spy”
Movement / Style	Bread and Cheese Club • Knickerbocker school
Notable Family Members	daughter Susan Augusta Fenimore Cooper